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Events vs. Journeys

Events vs. Journeys

Events occur at a set point in time. A journey is a culmination of events that comes together over time.
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Nicolas Simard
Beware the Ides of…Anything

Beware the Ides of…Anything

According to history, Julius Caesar was assassinated on the 15th of March, 44BC…
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Jeff Zurcher
Wisdom in the Age of AI

Wisdom in the Age of AI

I’ve never been one to shy away from technology and innovation, but experiencing ChatGPT for the first time really put me on my heels.
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Jat Thompson
Commitment: Understanding the Heart and Soul of the Team

Commitment: Understanding the Heart and Soul of the Team

“…and I will shoulder more than my share of the task, whatever it may be, one-hundred percent and then some.” — The US Army Ranger Creed
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Shawn Umbrell
Importance of Proper Selection

Importance of Proper Selection

Imagine you just won the lottery. With your newfound winnings, you decide to take the cruise you’ve always wanted to take…
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Quin Kidder
Leading Through Interruptions

Leading Through Interruptions

In October 2016 the nation lost a golfing legend. Sam Saunders lost a grandfather.
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Jason Cummins
Great Leadership Creates Lifetime Bonds

Great Leadership Creates Lifetime Bonds

Keyontae Johnson was living the life he had always dreamed of in the fall of 2020…
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Quin Kidder
CORE(‘s) Strength

CORE(‘s) Strength

“Unfortunately, there are not many leaders like Jim Farmer walking around today.”
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Jeff Zurcher
Got Change?

Got Change?

Making a change is rarely easy. Intentional change involves disrupting our current routines and ways of knowing or doing.
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Nicolas Simard
Resilient teams are built on Love.

Resilient teams are built on Love.

Leading others is not easy…leading welll that is.
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Jat Thompson
Toughness: A Key “Intangible” on Winning Teams

Toughness: A Key “Intangible” on Winning Teams

I wasn’t sure I could do it. The US Army’s Ranger School was known to be a grueling test of both physical endurance and tactical ability…
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Shawn Umbrell
How to Motivate Your Employees

How to Motivate Your Employees

Think of performance as having two levers — one that motivates and one that demotivates…like the gas and the brake pedals in your car.
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Alex Stewart
The Ticket To A Thousand Lives

The Ticket To A Thousand Lives

One of my favorite things about the holidays is the opportunity to spend a little extra time reading.
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Jason Cummins
Merry “With-ness”

Merry “With-ness”

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Jeff Zurcher
Identifying with followers: Morocco’s magical run

Identifying with followers: Morocco’s magical run

Once every 4 years, the world comes together to watch 22 players step onto a field and play a game using only their feet
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Quin Kidder
People Problems

People Problems

Love it or hate it, the beautiful thing about math is that it has a right answer. Regardless of the difficulty level of the problem, a…
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Nicolas Simard
Greed: The Enemy of ‘We’

Greed: The Enemy of ‘We’

Greed: It’s as old as time, yet we’re still appalled by it. Or maybe we’re just appalled by what see of it in others.
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Shawn Umbrell
Listening without Ego

Listening without Ego

Listening without ego is incredibly difficult. I’m not using the word ego as in “one’s self-interest,” for many of us can put aside our…
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Jat Thompson
Leading in a Globalized World

Leading in a Globalized World

Globalization has been increasing rapidly since the turn of the century.
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Quin Kidder
The Demand of Decisions

The Demand of Decisions

After a disappointing 3–9 campaign in 2021, Nebraska’s former title-winning quarterback and then current head football coach found himself…
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Jason Cummins
How To Change Yourself

How To Change Yourself

Glasser’s theory of Total Behavior is a life-changing metaphor that puts you in the driver’s seat for the changes in your life….
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Alex Stewart
Best Idea Wins

Best Idea Wins

There are two ways to look at this. The one with the best idea wins or the best idea wins. In the former scenario you have team members…
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Jat Thompson
You can’t be dropping the Bentleys

You can’t be dropping the Bentleys

What is the one behavior team members must perform to have the greatest impact on your team’s success? Tougher question, can you identify…
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Jat Thompson
A Can of Kiwi: Developing Attention to Detail

A Can of Kiwi: Developing Attention to Detail

Every recruit was laser focused on him. When our drill sergeant spoke, we listened. “When you’re done, they should look like this,” he…
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Shawn Umbrell
Accelerating Young Employees’ Transition into the Workforce

Accelerating Young Employees’ Transition into the Workforce

The composition of the workforce is shifting. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated some of these shifts, including the rapid transition to…
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Quin Kidder
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